| alumin | A battery of aluminum pots and pans. |
| alumin | Powders of aluminium, magnesium, silicon, etc. explode. |
| alumina | (n) any of various forms of aluminum oxide occurring naturally as corundum, Syn. aluminium oxide, aluminum oxide |
| aluminate | (n) a compound of alumina and a metallic oxide |
| aluminiferous | (adj) containing alum or aluminum |
| aluminize | (v) cover with aluminum, Syn. aluminise |
| aluminous | (adj) pertaining to or containing aluminum or alum |
| aluminum | (n) a silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite, Syn. atomic number 13, Al, aluminium |
| aluminum bronze | (n) an alloy of copper and aluminum with high tensile strength and resistance to corrosion, Syn. aluminium bronze |
| aluminum business | (n) manufacturers of aluminum considered as a group, Syn. aluminum industry |
| aluminum chloride | (n) a chloride used as a wood preservative or catalyst, Syn. aluminium chloride |
| aluminum foil | (n) foil made of aluminum, Syn. aluminium foil, tin foil |
| Alumina | n. [ L. alumen, aluminis. See Alum. ] (Chem.) One of the earths, consisting of two parts of aluminium and three of oxygen, ☞ It is the oxide of the metal aluminium, the base of aluminous salts, a constituent of a large part of the earthy siliceous minerals, as the feldspars, micas, scapolites, etc., and the characterizing ingredient of common clay, in which it exists as an impure silicate with water, resulting from the decomposition of other aluminous minerals. In its natural state, it is the mineral corundum. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Aluminate | n. (Chem.) A compound formed from the hydrate of aluminium by the substitution of a metal for the hydrogen. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Aluminated | a. Combined with alumina. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Alumine | n. [ F. ] Alumina. Davy. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Aluminic | a. Of or containing aluminium; |
| Aluminiferous | a. [ L. alumen alum + -ferous: cf. F. aluminifère. ] Containing alum. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Aluminiform | a. [ L. alumen + -form. ] Having the form of alumina. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Aluminium | n. [ L. alumen. See Alum. ] (Chem.) same as aluminum, chiefly British in usage. [ 1913 Webster ]
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| Aluminize | v. t. To treat or impregnate with alum; to alum. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Aluminography | n. [ Alumin-ium + -graphy. ] Art or process of producing, and printing from, aluminium plates, after the manner of ordinary lithography. -- |
| Aluminiumlegierung { f } | aluminium alloy [ Br. ]; aluminum alloy [ Am. ] [Add to Longdo] |
| Aluminiumoxidscheibe { f } [ electr. ] | aluminium oxyde wafer [Add to Longdo] |
| Aluminiumrohr { n } | aluminium tube [ Br. ]; aluminum tube [ Am. ] [Add to Longdo] |
| Aluminiumverbundfolie { f } | aluminium compound foil; aluminum compound foil [ Am. ] [Add to Longdo] |
| Aluminium { n } [ chem. ] | aluminum; aluminium [ Br. ] [Add to Longdo] |